Edge of Tomorrow (2014)

A soldier fighting aliens gets to relive the same day over and over again, the day restarting every time he dies.

Director:

Doug Liman

Writers:

Christopher McQuarrie (screenplay by), Jez Butterworth (screenplay by)

Stars:

Tom Cruise, Emily Blunt, Bill Paxton

11 wins & 38 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Tom Cruise	...	Cage
Emily Blunt	...	Rita
Brendan Gleeson	...	General Brigham
Bill Paxton	...	Master Sergeant Farell
Jonas Armstrong	...	Skinner
Tony Way	...	Kimmel
Kick Gurry	...	Griff
Franz Drameh	...	Ford
Dragomir Mrsic	...	Kuntz
Charlotte Riley	...	Nance
Masayoshi Haneda	...	Takeda
Terence Maynard	...	Cruel Sergeant
Noah Taylor	...	Dr. Carter
Lara Pulver	...	Karen Lord
Madeleine Mantock	...	Julie

Storyline

An alien race has hit the Earth in an unrelenting assault, unbeatable by any military unit in the world. Major William Cage (Cruise) is an officer who has never seen a day of combat when he is unceremoniously dropped into what amounts to a suicide mission. Killed within minutes, Cage now finds himself inexplicably thrown into a time loop-forcing him to live out the same brutal combat over and over, fighting and dying again...and again. But with each battle, Cage becomes able to engage the adversaries with increasing skill, alongside Special Forces warrior Rita Vrataski (Blunt). And, as Cage and Vrataski take the fight to the aliens, each repeated encounter gets them one step closer to defeating the enemy!

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Plot Keywords:

time loop | alien | dying repeatedly | combat | end of the world | 

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Taglines:

Live, Die, Repeat

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of sci-fi action and violence, language and brief suggestive material

Did You Know?

Trivia

The film makes a few references to films The Terminator (1984) and Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991): - Cage asks Sergeant Farell: "What day is it?" (Terminator) - Sergeant Farell answers "Judgement Day" (Terminator 2) - Actor Bill Paxton plays Master Sergeant Farell (Terminator) Rita finds the car keys of minivan hidden in the sun visor (Terminator 2).

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Goofs

At the end of the movie when Cage is looking for Rita for the last time, the other soldiers stand at attention and salute Cage. When Rita is found, she approaches Cage aggressively and demands to know "what do you want?" A Sergeant would never address a Major this way.

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Quotes

Dr. Carter: Rita! Rita! What is this? What are you doing here? Look, who's this guy?
Rita Vrataski: He's me...
Rita Vrataski, Cage: ...before Verdun.
Dr. Carter: What... what do you mean? He's...?
Rita Vrataski: Yes! Yes!
Dr. Carter: When did he die? Where?
Rita Vrataski: On the beach, tomorrow.
Cage: I'm Bill Cage, you're Dr. Carter, we've had this conversation before. You have two fingers behind your back. I've had the visions, I've seen the Omega.

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Crazy Credits

The Warner Bros, Village Roadshow Pictures and RatPac Entertainment logos are interrupted by static.

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Connections

Followed by Live Die Repeat and Repeat

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Soundtracks

Massive Mellow
Written by Daniel Lenz
Performed by Daniel Lenz
Courtesy of RipTide Music

User Reviews

Why bother on originality when the execution is so well-handed?

There are multiple plot strands from other films gathered into a union. I won't give you any hint but you'll get it when you see it. Nowadays, movies are short on originality. But, in this case, you won't give a thing about it.

Premise: An inexperience military officer was sent to war to fight an alien race invading the earth. In the middle of the battlefield, he got into an accident which causes him to go into time- loop that repeats each moment when he dies.

The basis of the plot looks familiar... That could be a big problem. On the contrary, it succeeded to provide a big summer blockbuster satisfaction. The pacing is perfect, the acting is perfect. Oh, and did i mention the effects? It was ragin'!

See this movie with low expectations (2D or 3D doesn't matter)...

Details

Official Sites:

-Director Doug Liman in Official Movie Interview Official Facebook

Country:

USA Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

6 June 2014 (USA)

Also Known As:

We Mortals Are

Filming Locations:

Leavesden Studios, Leavesden, Hertfordshire, England, UK

Box Office

Budget:

$178,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$28,760,246, 8 June 2014

Gross USA:

$100,206,256

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$370,541,256

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros., Village Roadshow Pictures, RatPac-Dune Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

113 min

Sound Mix:

SDDS Datasat Dolby Digital Dolby Atmos

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1